Article holder



5.. MARCUSON Aug. 11, 1925.

ARTICLE HOIDER Ei 1el July 24, 1923 ATTORNEYS Fatented Ange 11,

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ELIAS MARCUSON, OIE NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTICLE HOLDER.

Application filed July 24, 1923.

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Be it known that I, Enms MARGUSON, a

subject of the King et Great' Britain, re-

siding at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Article Holders; and 1 do hereby declare the following t0 ho a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to maire and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters ci reterence marked thereon, which form a part et this specification.

This invention relates, gcnerally, to a novel implement or attachment for use with typewriting machines adapted to reoeive and serve as a holder for the usual perforate eraser-plate, for rubber erasers 0:1 the various shapes used by typists, and tor the support 01 a lead-pencil, pen, or the like.

VVith the above in view, the invention has for its principal objecte to provide a neat and simply-constructed holder ior supportinp; within easy reach of the typist, such articles as ahove mentioned, and, furthermore to provide an implement or device which is adapted to loe readily attached in a convenient position with relation o:t the main trame of a type-writing machine.

Other objects cf this invention net at this time more particularly enumerated, Will be fully understood -iro1n the following detailed description of the present invention.

The invention consists, primarily, in the novel implement or attachment for typevvriting machines hereinatter more tully set forth, and in the details et the construction of the various parts thereof, all et which Will be more fully described in the tollowin soecification, and then finally embodied in the clauses et the claim which are appended to and which lorm an essential part et the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a type-writing machine, and also 015 a holder attached to the trame et the machine, said view illustrating more particularly a pencil and eraser-holder or support made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are elevations or face views of the obverse and reverse sides of the Serial No. 653,420.

holder or support; Figure 4 is an edge view et the same; and Figure5 is a horizontal sectional representation, taken on line 55 in F 1gure 2, looking inthe direction of the arrow Similar characters of reference are employed in the Said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures et the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates 'one of the standards or foot-pieces ci a type-writing machine, provided at its l0wer end-portion with the usual rubber cushion 2.

. The pencil and eraser-support or holder which is adapted to be used with the said post and rubloer cushion, substantially in the manner illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings, comprises a base-plate 4 and an articlesupporting plate 5 extending vertically in an upward direction from said base-plate, and preterably along one of the marginal end edges of said plate. Forced outwardly and rearwardly from said supporting plate 5, at or near the angle formed by the base-plate 4 and the said supporting plate 5, is a resdient clamping tongue, as 6, which is preierably bent, as at 7, so as to .provide suitable means to permit withdrawal from and slipping into retaining position between the curved holding portion 8 of the tongue .6 and the rear face 9 of the plate 5 et the usual perforate erasing plate 10, as Will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings. The said supporting plate 5 is also provided along its marginal side edgepor tiens 11, or in any other suitable part of the plate, with means, preferably in the forrn of angular or hook-shap d luge, as 12, Which, as Will be evident, serve as supports for holdingr a pencil 13, or the like in a position rezidily at hand for use loy the typist. At'

or near its upper end-portion, the said supporting plate 5 is made with oppositely extending angularly shaped edge-portions or wings 14 and 15 usually and preterably of triangular configuration, said portions or wings 14 and 15 being integrally connected with the plate 5. lntegrally connected with and projecting torwardly tronc the lower oblique edge of each portion or wing 14 and 15 is a supporting member or flange 16, each flange 16 being provided With a marginal and upwardly extending clamping element 17. These elements 17 are usually of simi.

lar configuration to those of the edge-portions 14 and 15, and are suitably inwardly curved or bent, as at 18, so as to provide the device with resilient clamping ears or lugs for suitably maintaining the various shapes of erasers 19, 20 and 21, in removably clamped or held positions, for use by the typist, substantially as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 01" the drawings. In order'to provide a proper clamping relation of the parts just described with the long rectangular erasers such as 19, when the latter is engaged between the opposed inner vertical margins of the clamping elemnts 17, as shown in Fig. 1, the main portion of the supporting plate 5 is preierably longitudinally slitted, as at 22, to provide resiliency, and hence greater clamping actiori; and, that the erasers and especially CirCular erasers such as 21, may be more readily.grasped by the typist for withdrawal from the pencil and eraser-holder or support, the portions or wings 14 and 15 are preferably marginally eut away, as at 23, and as more particularly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

T0 secure the device in its operative po Sition, in a convenient location, the baseplate 1 is preferably placed between the upper surface of the table or type-wr1ter desk 3 and the rubher cushion 2, the weight Ofthe type-writing machine suitably and properly maintaining the holder or support alongside of the frame or post 1 of the typewriting machine as clearly indicated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

If desired, and as an extra preoaution, the base-plate 4; of the holder or support may be formed with suitably disposed and upwardly projecting and pointed imbedding prongs, as 2 1-, Whieh may be readily forced into the lower portion of the rubber cushion 2, and thereby serves as a retaining means for holding the pencil and eraser-support or holder in its upright position against acci dental displacement, as Wlll be clearly evident. If desired, the base-plate 4 may be arranged between the cushion 2 and the foot-piece of the machine trame, so that the shzinl; of the cushion 2 passes through the slot 25 of said base-plate.

In practice, I prefer to make the pencil and eraser-support or holder from metal, usually aluminum, but this is not essential, Since' the device may be made of any suitable netal; or, il desired it may be made of any other suitable material, sueh as cellm loid, hard rubber, or the like.

I am also aware, that the general arrangement and construction of the parts of the device may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims Which are appended thereto. IIence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and construction of the parts as described in said specification, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim:

1. n accessary support for typewriting machines in the form 01' a unitary device, comprising a base-plate l'or engagement beneath the foot-piece of a typewrithw machine, an upstanding supporting plate integrally connected with the outer end o' said base-plate, and a plurality et retaining elements integrally connected with said supporting plate for removably supporting various aecessaries, certain of said retaining elements eooperating with the rear face of said supporting plate, while the remain ing retaining elements eooperate with the front face of said supporting plate.

In an accessary support 1or typewritiiig machines, a base-plate for engagement beneath the footpiece of a typewriting machine, an upstanding supporting plate integrally connected with the outer end et said base-plate so as to be disposed in a plane parallel to the side of the typewriting machine, and an eraser supporting means connected with the upper iree end portion 01 said supporting plate, co1nprising a pair 01 oppositely and laterally extending triangular wings projecting rom said supporting plate, outwardly and orwardly projecting supporting flanges springing from the lower oblique margins of said Wings, and inwardly projecting retaining elements springing trom the free outer margins of said s1qnporting flanges so as to lie in a plane suhstantially parallel to and orwardly ofl'set 1rom said Wings,

In an accessary support for typewriting machines, a base-plate for engagen1ent beneath the foot-piece of a typewriting machine, an upstanding supporting plate integrally connected with the outer end of said base-plate so as to be disposed in plane parallel to the side of the typewriting machine, and an eraser supporting means connected with the upper free end portion of said supporting plate, oomprising a pair of oppositely and laterally extending triangular wings projecting 1rom said supporting plate, outwardly and forwardly projecting s1q3porting flanges springing from the lower oblique margins of said wings, inwardly projecting retain inp; elements.springing irom the free outer margins of said supporting flanges so as to lie in a plane substantially parallel to and forwardly offset from said wings, said retaining elements having opposed vertical inner margins spaced laterally apart, and said supporting plate intermediate said wings having a downwardly extending slit for the purposes described.

4. In an accessary support for typewriting machines, a base-plate for engagement beneath the foot-piece of a typewriting machine, an upstanding snpporting plate integrally connected With the outer end of said base-plate so as to be disposed in a plane parallel to the side of the typewriting machine, and an eraser supporting means connected with the upper iree end portion of said supporting plate, comprising a pair of oppositely and latcrally extending triangular wings, projecting rom saial supporting plate, outwardly and forwardly projecting supporting flanges springing from the lower oblique margins of said wings, in-

wardly projecting retaining elements springing irom the ireo outer marg1ns of said snp1')orting flanges so as to lie in a plane substantially parallel to and forwardly offset f1om said wings, and the up per extremity of said supporting plate intermediate said wings having an indented portion for the purposes described.

5. In an accessary support for typewriting machines, a base-plate for engagement beneath the footpiece of a typewriting ma chine, an upstanding supporting plate integrally connected with the outer end of said base-plate so as to be disposed in a plane parallel to the side of the typewriting machine, and a pencil or pen supporting means integrally connected with said supporting plate, comprising a pair of forwardly projected luge having upturned free ends outwardly offset from the outer face of said supporting plate, and said luge being respectively strnck up from the respective marginal side portions of said supporting plate.

In an accessary support for typewriting machines, a base-plate for engagement bei1eath the foot-pieoe of a typewriting machine, an upstanding supporting plate integrally connected with the outer end of said base-plate so as to be disposed in a plane parallel to the side of the typewriting machine, and an eraser plate holding means integrally connected with said supporting plate, comprising an upwardly direoted spring tongue struck out of the lower cnd portion of said snpporting plate and being rearwardly bent t cooperate with the rear face of the latter.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of July, 1923.

ELIAS MARCSON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE D. RICHARDS, MARION M. BANIA 

